>This weekend I had ample oportunity to make observations about rain
>static. In the past I have noted that the highest antenna on a tower is
>the one plagued by rain static. This is the case at my station as well
>with one exception:
>
>I have a 20M 5 element yagi on a 48' boom on the NE side of the hill.
>The antenna is at 60' and is at or below tree tops except to the north
>and northeast. I observed litte or no rain static on this antenna all
>weekend. Very weird.
Maybe the taller (than the antenna) trees were acting like a taller antenna
and dissapating the static.
Stan w7ni@teleport.com
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